Amber Murad Archives - New Jersey Globe

Somerset Democrats keep full hold on county government

November 9, 2022 1:25 amNovember 9, 2022 1:26 am

The New Jersey Globe projects that three Democratic incumbents have won re-election to countywide office in Somerset County, fending off a strong Republican challenge that aimed to return the county to its Republican roots. As of 1:25 a.m., Commissioner Melonie...

Somerset and Burlington Republicans look to regain lost ground in 2022

August 5, 2022 4:00 pmSeptember 6, 2022 1:52 pm

The recent history of the Somerset and Burlington County Republican parties can be summarized in two simple sentences. When Donald Trump took office as president in 2017, they each held every single county office. Today, they hold none. It’s not...

Murad wins Somerset GOP convention for county commissioner

March 15, 2022 9:47 pm

Watchung school board member Amber Murad won the Somerset County Republican organization line for County Commissioner on Tuesday, defeating former Bound Brook Councilman John-Paul Levin by a vote of 124 to 81, 60.5%-39.5%. Murad is expected to face the Democratic...

Somerset Democrats keep two county commissioner seats

November 9, 2021 5:31 pmNovember 9, 2021 6:51 pm

Democrat Sara Sooy has now taken a 678-vote lead over Republican Michael Kirsh and appears to have won re-election to the Somerset County Board of Commissioners. Kirsh, a Bridgewater councilman who had been ahead of Sooy for the last week,...

Most Dems still trail in tight Passaic County races

November 4, 2021 5:27 pmNovember 5, 2021 12:24 am

Three of the four Democrats running for countywide office in Passaic County continue to trail their Republican opponents by tiny margins, while Commissioner Sandi Lazzara has eked into second place in her bid for re-election to the Passaic County Board...

Robinson now in second for Somerset County Commission

November 3, 2021 5:15 pmNovember 3, 2021 5:16 pm

Somerset County Commissioner Shanel Robinson has pulled into second place in her bid for re-election after trailing her Republican opponents on election night. The top two vote-getters will be elected. Robinson currently has 25.1% of the vote, behind Republican Michael...

Democratic commissioners trail Republican opponents in Somerset County

November 3, 2021 3:01 am

Somerset County Commissioners Shanel Robinson and Sara Sooy, both Democrats, currently trail their Republican opponents, Bridgewater Councilman Michael Kirsh and Watchung school board member Amber Murad. If Murad wins, she’ll become the first Republican Muslim to hold countywide office in...